About Primate News Daily
“If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they love. "
- Steve Irwin
I’m Jianna Terranova!
I am a dedicated primatologist and conservationist committed to bringing you the latest news and information about primates. I hold both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in primatology. My adventures have taken me from trekking with mountain gorillas in Uganda to searching for spider monkeys in the rainforests of Costa Rica, to kayaking alongside rhesus macaques in Florida. This page aims to raise awareness of primates and the importance of protecting them and their habitats. Since I can't be in the field protecting them directly, I wanted to do my best with the resources I have by creating this platform.
Research on Rhesus Macaques in Florida
I set out to investigate the potential impact of human presence on rhesus macaques' aggressive behaviors, grooming patterns, and self-directed behaviors (SDBs). I predicted that macaques would increase these behaviors when humans are present and that the increase would be more evident in particular age and sex classes.